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Daily Archives: May 19, 2020

Emile Schepers(2020-05-19). Trump deportation frenzy threatens the lives of thousands.peoplesworld.org The hostility of President Donald Trump and his entourage toward immigrants from the poorer countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean has long been notorious. It is at the root of a whole series of repressive policies aimed at those communities, including mass deportation and the horror of "children in cages" at the …

IMEMC News(2020-05-18). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians, Injure Many, In Hebron.imemc.orgIsraeli soldiers invaded, earlier Monday, Hebron city, and nearby towns of Beit Ummar and Yatta, in addition to the al-'Arroub refugee camp, in southern West Bank, searched and ransacked many homes and abducted four Palestinians, in addition to wounding several others. Mohammad Awad, a local nonviolent media activist in Beit …

Ali Salam(2020-05-17). Israeli Forces Abduct Child, Two Young Men in West Bank Raids Sunday.imemc.orgIsraeli forces invaded the West Bank, early Sunday morning, before dawn, and attacked Palestinians in their homes, including a child. The troops then abducted the Palestinians and took them to unknown locations for interrogation. According to local sources, Israeli troops abducted 14-year-old Ammar Thawabteh while he was asleep in his …

Fight Back(2020-05-15). Tampa students demand COVID-19 relief for undocumented students.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL – On May 14, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a car protest at the University of South Florida (USF) to demand COVID-19 relief funds for undocumented students. USF has offered no financial help for undocumented students during the pandemic and the only COVID-19 aid for students is the CARES Act Fund, for which DACA and undocumented students are ineligible. | Students and SDS members parked near the USF president's mansion on campus for socially-distanced speeches and chants demanding that USF provide relief for undocumented students. Simon Rowe, a member of SDS stated, "DACA stude…

Rob Woodward(2020-05-18). Covid Chaos: From Lockdown to Body Bags.globalresearch.caThe national Covid strategy managed by the government is now in disarray. The mood in Tory HQ is migrating away from its beloved Brexit leader. The mainstream media are now causing confusion, the country is heading towards chaos. | What is …

Dan Bacher(2020-05-19). ExxonMobil Seeks to Restart Three Platforms Idled After Refugio Oil Spill.indybay.org"On the anniversary of this deadly oil spill, in the middle of a public health crisis, Santa Barbara should embrace a clean energy future," said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity. "We need to end offshore drilling, not bring it back to life with another dirty oil pipeline."

The Canary(2020-05-18). Labour brands new immigration legislation a 'threat to national interest'.thecanary.co Ministers have been accused of "rank hypocrisy" over their attitude to key workers as Labour claimed new immigration legislation would make it harder to fill NHS roles.The government's measures to replace European Union freedom of movement rules in the UK face their first Commons hurdle on Monday.The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) bill is part of the move towards the government's new points-based immigration system, to be introduced from 2021, although it does not set out the details on this. | These will be fleshed out in the immigration rules, which will explain the future system…

RT(2020-05-19). India to help millions of migrant workers leave cities as some states report rising infections rate.rt.com India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government said on Tuesday. | Workers are walking long distances to their homes in the countryside ever since PM Narendra Modi imposed a vast lockdown in March to control the spread of coronavirus, shutting down all public transport. | After initially trying to keep workers in their cities of employment, authorities are now helping them get home. The federal home ministry is in talks with states to run trains and buses, and set up rest stops for those on foot. | The move comes as India'

RT(2020-05-19). India to help millions of migrant workers leave cities as some states report rising infection rate.rt.com India will run more special trains and buses to allow millions of distressed migrant workers to leave big cities, the federal government said on Tuesday. | Workers are walking long distances to their homes in the countryside ever since PM Narendra Modi imposed a vast lockdown in March to control the spread of coronavirus, shutting down all public transportation. | After initially trying to keep workers in their cities of employment, authorities are now helping them get home. The Ministry of Home Affairs is in talks with states to run trains and buses, and set up rest stops for those on foot. | The move comes a…